Whale in london?!
 

Seems very strange but its very true!
Theres a whale swimming about in the river thames. Experts believe its a bottlenose whale and that its only a baby. Ive been watching it on the news and at one point it was swimming to close to the shore and almost beached itself, there was a bit of red in the water that looked like blood coming from its tail but other than that its swimming around happily.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...209846,00.html
have a look!

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Heard it on Jo Whiley on Radio 1 this morning and thought it was a wind up!!

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It should be OK providing they keep the Japanese tourists off the pleasure boats. Otherwise the poor little thing might end up getting harpooned.

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thats just the thing they have been letting the tourist boat follow it!! it could get distressed!

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Funny how things change, isn't it? A hundred years or so ago it would, by now, have been made into soap, corsets and pies!

Anyway I wish it well, I like whales. In general they have more sense than some humans. ;)

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Heard it on the evening news, apparantly there is another one as well now.

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it said that people are now getting scared.....

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Things don't look too good for this poor whale.....it has become tired and distressed and it is feared that it will not survive.

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I had a really good look when the news was on, I didn't recognise it Rind ....... you? ;) :D

Seriously it's awful to see an animal in such distress. Will it always be one of lifes little mysteries as to the reason why they do this? I hope it survives, they were hoping it would go out on the tide.

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I am pretty certain that the real reason whales beach themselves is to die - they know they are going to die and head for the shore, beach themsleves and wait for nature to take it course..all sad but I am sure its true...

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Why would you have small pods of them trying to beach themselves though? Surely they aren't intelligent enough for suicide pacts?

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Is that why people keep trying to shove me in the sea when I am on my holiday :(

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Is it like swans?

Does the Queen get first dibs?

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Tinks and myself told you.

Black is much more flattering than that black and white wet suit you wear.;)

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Hope Ann Robinson isnt in London. She might upset it more!!!